HMS Audacious
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For other ships with the same name, see Audacious.
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Audacious.
- The first Audacious was a 74-gun 3rd rate in service from 1785 to 1815.
- The second Audacious was a battleship launched in 1869, converted to a depot ship in 1902, later named Fisgard then Imperieuse, and sold for breakup in 1927.
- The third Audacious was also a battleship, launched in 1912 and sunk by a mine in October 1914.
- Audaciuos was an initial name of HMS Eagle (R05) aircraft carrier, of the Audacious class
